A unique Interactive “Edutainment” Workshop/Jam Session for Musicians and Music Lovers interested in America’s pop culture and the music from the 1940s to early 1960s, including swing, jump blues, doo-wop, western swing, and the music that evolved into rock ’n roll. The workshop will consist of 3 parts: (1) performance of prepared tunes, (2) structured workshop of tunes that relate to the theme and are familiar but not often performed, and unstructured jam sessions on tunes provided by audience members that relate to the session theme. Note: Format is designed to engage audiences in the creative and performance process. Workshops will explore different styles, instrumentation and arrangement/interpretation of the tunes presented and invite audience participation in same.

For younger students, it is an eye-popping experience to see an almost 6-foot wide picturebook open before them! The smallest of worlds comes to life in a big way when Mrs. Feeney turns the pages of her giant book. The American Association for the Advancement of Science has praised the book saying, “Amoeba Hop is an innovative approach to introduce young students to the world of microbiology, using
song lyrics.”
The students will also perform the story of Amoeba Hop right in the classroom using large cutout characters from the book and the little girl’s umbrella & coat!

Pollution, Recycling, Global Warming, Rainforests set to music! Watch your patrons perform on stage with Lee as they sing, dance and act in this Interactive Earth Day show. Shows are age appropriate from "Little Red Hen" "Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" "Diary of a Worm", "The Rainforest Grew All Around", "The Lorax" and "Why Are The Ice Caps Melting"! Students will increase confidence levels and self-esteem by performing on stage and stimulate imaginative play using costumes, props and puppets. Some of these exciting and culturally diverse original songs include character building. CD's are sent in advance or mp3 files can be sent through e-mail.

Every Hero Has A Song is a 50 minute program that focuses on Andy'e hero's, the children. In this program there will be active participation through music, dance and story telling. Children will have many opportunities to add their input while they create together. Andy's targeted age range is pre-school through 3rd grade. Block bookings are delightfully encouraged. Many references available upon request.

Tales, tunes and dress-up audience fun: MJ leads the audience in songs familiar and new about the cosmos, tells dynamic tales with lots of audience participation: Raven Steals the Light, The Face on the Moon, an Australian tale of a Sky Giant, more. Best fun: Audience dress-up in feathers enact a beautiful tale from Viet Nam, Why Rooster Crows. This always hushes the audience in a cloud of charm as they see some kids role play in gorgeous sun and jade emperor costumes.

Can be offered for Women's History Month:
Maybelle Carter was a core member of the Carter Family, the first superstars of Country Music, who enjoyed tremendous popularity and success during the Great Depression. The Carters collected backwoods music, recorded hits, composed, toured extensively, & are an enduring influence to this day.
Maybelle Carter was a virtuoso guitarist in a number of styles, inventing a style which bears her name. She was a composer of many songs, and a multi-instrumentalist, as well.
We will tell her story with illustrative songs, musical examples, and other lore from the period. This program is entertaining, inspiring, and educational, and I hope you will consider offering it to your patrons.
We have performed at more than 25 libraries and are happy to provide references.

Ed Keegan of Rhythm Connect facilitates this interactive rhythmic adventure based on his popular book entitled, Drumming with Dexter: Drumming Through the Jungle, which he co-wrote with his 12 year old daughter, Rebekah. The book includes an extensive online parent-teacher guide with downloadable audio files, coloring pages, curriculum enhancements, and much more! For more info. on the book go to: www.rhythmconnect.com/dexter. This fully interactive program will engage and exhilarate participants. Ed provides all of the drums and percussion instruments for participants. No drumming or musical experience is necessary!

This program brings some of Cole Porters and George Gershwin’s famous songs back to life with a twist of jazz.
We will talk about both composers’ life.
Enjoy standards like “Summertime”, I’ve got you under my skin, Our love is here to stay, Just one of those things and many more.

Through the use of rhyming exercises and brainstorming techniques, groups of teens can work together on lyrics. If time permits, we will set those lyrics to music. A longer and more in-depth program can be arranged. A recording of any final performance on CD can also be made available for each participant and one for the library.

Now that JUNIE B. JONES has been going to school for over one-and-a-half years, who better to write the book on EVERYTHING you need to know? From bus rules to band-aids, carpools to cookies, Junie B. and friends deliver the definitive word on surviving and thriving in style. With a jillion tips, tricks and trip-ups, Junie B. shares her hard-won expertise and shows us all how school is sometimes scary, sometimes super-fun, and ALWAYS something to sing about! An all-new musical adventure based on Barbara Park's popular book.

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library systems, nor does it eliminate the need for reference checks and appropriate standard screening procedures.